[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4831-4832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01227]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
Title: National Security and Critical Technology Assessments of the
U.S. Industrial Base.
OMB Control Number: 0694-0119.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Regular.
Burden Hours: 308,000.
Number of Respondents: 28,000.
Average Hours Per Response: 11.
Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce/BIS, in coordination
with other government agencies and private entities, conduct
assessments of U.S.
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industries deemed critical to our national security. The information
gathered is needed to assess the health and competitiveness as well as
the needs of the targeted industry sector in order to maintain a strong
U.S. industrial base. Data obtained from the surveys will be used to
prepare an assessment of the current status of the targeted industry,
addressing production, technological developments, economic
performance, employment and academic trends, and international
competitiveness. This is a generic information collection and each
survey is approved by OMB before being used for the assessment.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
jjessup@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, via email to Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5167.
Dated: January 16, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-01227 Filed 1-22-13; 8:45 am]
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